Gardere - Attorney Bio - Fernando Camarena Cardona,  Partner,  Mexico City Office,  

Fernando Camarena Cardona
Gardere, Arena y Asociados, S.C.
Partner, Tax
Torre Esmeralda II
Blvd. Manuel A. Camacho No. 36-1802
Lomas de Chapultepec
Mexico,  D.F.  11000
Phone: 011.52.55.5.284.8544
Fax: 011.52.55.5.284.8569
fcamarena@Gardere.com

Area(s) of Expertise

Practice Emphasis

Fernando Camarena is a tax and general business lawyer. His tax practice includes tax consultancy and tax litigation. Mr. Camarena has been involved in major business transactions representing Mexican and foreign clients.

Mr. Camarena has also handled tax suits, both local and federal, and has helped major foreign and Mexican clients in their tax planning in Mexico.

Clients and Matters

Mr. Camarena’s clients include:

  • Ford Credit de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
  • AIG Mexico Compañía de Seguros de Vida S.A. de C.V.
  • Tommy Hilfiger
  • Hercules Offshore Inc.
  • Nokia de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
  • Teijin Twaron
  • Akzo Nobel Coatings
  • ClubCorp Group

Education

  • J.D., Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), with honors (1998)
    • Advanced Litigation Studies, Universidad Panamericana (2003)
    • Advanced Tax Law Studies, Escuela Libre de Derecho (2000)
    • Seminar, Environmental Law at Tecnológico de México and Foreign Trade and NAFTA Customs

Publications and Speeches

  • Author, Tax Losses in Mexico: Issues to Take into Consideration, 20:6 Latin Am. L. & Bus. Rep., 21 (June 2012) (also published in 22:10 N. Am. Free Trade & Investment Rep., 15:5 Prac. Latin Am. Tax Strategies, and 12:3 Prac. Mex. Tax Strategies).
  • Author, Tax Rulings: Is There Still a Reason for Their Existence? 7:4 Prac. Mex. Tax Strategies 1 (July/Aug. 2007).
  • Author, Use of Secondment Agreements in Mexico, N. Am. Free Trade & Investment Rep. (June 2006).

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Illustrious and National Mexican Attorney's College
  • Member, Mexican Attorney's Bar
  • Member, Tax Commission of the Mexican Attorney's Bar

Honors and Awards

  • Recognized, Chambers Latin America: Latin America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2011-2013)
    • Tax [Mexico]
  • Recognized, The Legal 500 Latin America (2012)
    • Tax
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